Historic Sites of Manitoba: Telephone Exchange Building (15 Main Street, Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)
This small brick building on Main Street in Emerson was designed by architect Alexander D. Melville and erected in 1928 for the Manitoba Telephone System. It was vacant at the time of a 2020 site visit.
Telephone Exchange Building at Emerson (April 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.00646, W97.21541
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
MHS Centennial Business: Manitoba Government Telephones / Manitoba Telephone System / MTS Allstream / Bell MTS
Sources:
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 July 1928, page 17.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 April 2020
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